THE ROAD MAP TO SNAP GENERAL ELECTIONS IN
KENYA
For ODM, there are
two possibilities in the post referendum situation. Either, ODM
will complete the mission of overthrowing President Mwai
Kibai by pushing for snap elections or the Movement’s
leaders will freeze to await for 2007 elections as they keep the Kibaki dictatorship on toes with populist politics. KESDEMO has and will continue to encourage ODM to go for mass mobilizations for snap elections on
grounds that the Movement should not negotiate, compromise or fear a weak enemy
that has already been floored at the referendum. For ODM
to force snap elections, the road map to that destination will have to include
Unity within ODM, a draft document of the main Aims
and Objectives that will drive the Movement, a clear schedule of political
rallies, preparation of the Kenyan masses for attacks against political rallies
by the Kibaki dictatorship and a clear campaign plan
that will lead to a power take over.
ODM Must Unite (Unity is strength)
The Government has
lost the referendum, a disastrous loss that is equal to a vote of no confidence
in the government by the people of
If ODM fails to operate as a united front, the Movement will
fail because its members will be bought, manipulated, humiliated, threatened
and recruited into government like other traitors eg Musikari Kombo, Chairman of
Ford-Kenya, Charity Ngilu
etc.
Kibaki is
not Saddam Hussein but he has been defeated and millions of Kenyans who
participated in this massive defeat will not understand why ODM
cannot complete the mission of removing Kibaki from
power through snap elections. If ODM wants to clear
the “Kibaki menace”, the Movement’s leaders should
stop opposing demands for snap elections. If the Movement intends to use the
card of “a vote of no confidence in Parliament” to defeat the government, it
will lose because opportunists, apologists, traitors and reactionaries in the
Movement will be bought (money will change hands).
Another issue is that any strategy for snap elections should include a clear
document outlining the Aims and Objectives of ODM
which should include demands for snap elections, delivery of the Bomas draft of the Constitution (Wanjiku's
choice), the overthrow of the Kibaki dictatorship and
the arrest of criminals who have perpetrated political, economic and human
rights crimes against Kenyans from Kenyatta, Moi to Kibaki dictatorship. This
should include the bringing to justice of Tax evaders and other looters.
Call For Mass Rallies and Expected
Attacks From Government
ODM should announce dates (itinerary) for mass
rallies across
As we have said again and again, we repeat that Kibaki’s
government will respond to any mass mobilization initiative by announcing that ODM rallies are illegal and treasonable. The government
will warn people not to attend the rallies and urge Kenyans to ignore them. In
fact, the government will do everything to try and make sure that ODM rallies fail to take place.
They will send riot police and other security forces to surround rally venues
but ODM should counter these moves by mobilizing and
advising supporters to break police lines in well coordinated operations. Since
there is no army that can defeat a determined people yearning to free
themselves from the yokes of dictatorship and Neo-colonialism, ODM should not be afraid or waver on the question of mass
rallies across the country to topple an anti-people and stiff-necked regime
that has failed Kenyans and killed the aspirations of millions of people.
ODM should fight orders banning political rallies on
grounds that banning rallies, abrogating freedom of Assembly and limiting
freedom of speech in today's Kenya is tantamount to returning our country to the
dark days of authoritarian one party dictatorship that Kenyans had already struggled
against and defeated under former Dictator Daniel arap
Moi.
KESDEMO’s view is that Government will use the mass
media, traitors in the churches and other propaganda outlets to continue
demonizing ODM leaders with disinformation campaigns
that are already underway in the country. The Government will intensify the
strategy of pitting tribe against tribe to try to distract people's attention
from the real issue of snap elections.
ODM
should counter this government propaganda using any media or information outlet
that can reach people all over
Possibly, government will attack rallies with police and other instruments of
violence but ODM should mobilize supporters
especially the millions of youth to resist these attacks accordingly. KESDEMO believes that the main aim of appointing
octogenarian and semi-illiterate and major economic criminal Njenga Karume to head the
Ministry of defense was to prepare a loyalist to defend a fragile regime that
was defeated at the November 21st referendum.
KESDEMO reminds ODM leaders
that John Njoroge Michuki,
one of the most brutal Kibaki loyalist and former
British colonial home-guard who gave orders to his police chiefs to commit cold
blooded murder of 8 Kenyans at Kisumu and Likoni in Mombasa during the
Orange rallies, has been re-appointed as Minister for Internal security. In
this capacity, Michuki commands the National police
force, Para-military, CIDs, Administration police (AP), chiefs and sub-chiefs.
These are the major arms of the State that will be used to unleash violence
against pro snap election campaigners and ODM
supporters.
The purpose of these Mount Kenya Mafia appointments is to make sure that
anybody (including ODM leaders) who challenges or
threatens the Kibaki dictatorship with snap elections
will be dealt with ruthlessly to scare and intimidate others with similar
ideas. ODM should remind the old fashioned
octogenarians in government that their dirty machinations will be resisted by
Kenyans at whatever cost. The octogenarians are living in the past and will not
be able to catch up with modern political tempo in
Debts of Corrupt and Irresponsible MPs Should
Not Stop Snap Elections
Opportunists,
Church leaders, boot lickers and foreigners who have been telling Kibaki and Kenyans to "forget the past" and to
"concentrate on developing the economy" should be warned to stop
cheating Kenyans with Neo-colonial politics. There is no economy in
Campaigns for snap elections should not be stopped because a
cabal of MPs have huge debts they will not be able to pay if they don't
return to Parliament. The issue of MPs debts should not be used as an excuse
for not calling snap elections. The 9th
Parliament has been the most corrupt, dishonest, weak, irresponsible
and composed of so many political and economic criminals who should be in Kamiti Maximum security prison if
The Kibaki Government is and will continue to
demonize ODM leaders saying that they want to take
power through the back door. ODM leaders should
dismiss the government and demand that the government must go. Kenyans
should stop begging the government to go. They should make the country
ungovernable through mass action. ODM is on the
ground and since
they have defeated the tribal government's agenda on the referendum, KESDEMO believes that ODM has the
capacity to take over power today from losers in Kibaki's
tribal government.
KESDEMo's stated perspective is that Government may
start arresting or threatening ODM leaders saying
they are committing treason and other fabricated crimes. ODM
leaders should not be afraid because even former dictator Moi
arrested, tortured, maimed, crippled, killed,
imprisoned and exiled thousands of Kenyans but he failed to stop the
struggle for multiparty democracy in
Martin Ngatia ngatia_martin@hotmail.com
Okoth Osewe: osewe@hotmail.com
KESDEMO Central Committee
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